doi:10.1080/19419899.2011.627698

Paper Title

Engaging with the Bailey Review: blogging, academia and authenticity

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Keywords

bailey review
letting children be children
blogging
academia
authenticity
commercialisation
sexualisation
childhood
department of education
public discourse
impact
academic communication
speaking about sex
translation of scholarly work
uk policy
sex
media representation
academic blogging
sexualisation of children

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Research Article

Journal

Psychology & Sexuality

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DOI

10.1080/19419899.2011.627698

Issue

Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page No : 69-94

Published On

November, 2011

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Abstract

This article reproduces and discusses a series of blog posts posted by academics in anticipation of the report on commercialisation, sexualisation and childhood, ‘Letting Children Be Children’ by Reg Bailey for the UK Department of Education in June 2011. The article discusses the difficulty of ‘translating’ scholarly work for the public in a context where ‘impact’ is increasingly important and the challenges that academics face in finding new ways of speaking about sex in public.